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...appalled that Harvard has so blatantly backed away from its position of moral leadership on the ROTC issue, and that it has been so easy to abstract--and so dismiss--the "gay issue" as having no connection (or none that need be considered) with the concerns, the rights, the bodies, the lives of some of the actual men and women who teach, work, and study at Harvard...
...issue is not a clear one. In forming his opinions the General has had to take into account a variety of facets of military life which we as civilians probably cannot even comprehend. Our University is an island, an artificial community, and the few students here who participate in ROTC do not represent the normal cross-section of enlisted men and women. I have known dozens of high school graduates who joined the armed services as their only hope. Military jobs often serve as the only alternative to a monthly welfare check, the only way out for young people coming...
There is a University committee now working hard to understand the complex relationship between Harvard and the military, including Harvard's arrangements with ROTC. The gay and lesbian community at Harvard has been asked to be patient and await for this committee's conclusions and recommendations. This we have done for the entire academic year. When we feel that our concerns have been put on hold for this long, it is exceedingly difficult to understand the decision to honor General Powell, one of the most persistent and loudest voices defending the current military...
Wilkinson, who is in ROTC, just decided to join the other three blockmates in training for the marathon "because he likes challenges," according to Cole...
...selection of Powell as Commencement speaker confirms what observers of the ROTC debate have long suspected: Harvard believes that mere statements of policy are an acceptable substitute for action...